Question

The information about the rule of Maharana Kumbha is obtained from ________.
(A) Ekling
(B) Mahatmya
(C) Kumbhalgarh Prashasti
(D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Maharana Kumbha was the powerful ruler of Mewar. We can get a lot of information about Maharana Kumbha from the inscriptions Prashasthis which was written by one of the poets of his court. Kumbhalgarh Prashasti, Rankapur Prashasti, Kirti Stambh are all examples of the Prashasthis of Kumbha's time.

Complete answer:
 Maharana Kumbha was born in 1417 and he ascended to the throne of Mewar in the year 1433. He is also popularly known as the King Kumbhakarna among his people. He grew himself more and more powerful and started succeeding other neighbouring kingdoms of Ajmer, Ranthambore and Sambhar. After successfully conquering these states, he moved to conquer the kingdom of Rajputs which include Bundi and Dungarpur.
We can get a lot of information about Maharana Kumbha from sources like Ekling, Mahatmya and Kumbhalgarh Prashasti. Ekling Mahatmya was written by Kanha Vyasa. According to it, Maharana Kumbha was a professor in grammar language, he was having the great knowledge of Vedas, Smritis and Upanishads. Apart from religious knowledge, he was having mastery in the art of Music. He has written many books and some of his most famous compositions are Sangeet Ratnakar and Rasik Priya. Kumbhalgarh is a fort in Mewar which tells us about the history of Mewar. This fort is also used as the place of hiding for the rulers of Mewar at the time of danger. This was built by Maharana Kumbha.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: He became the Emperor of Mewar at the age of just 16. He also built the Achalgarh Fort and the Vasantgad Fort to make strong boundaries all around the Mewar kingdom. He was killed by his son Uday Singh. Maharana Kumbha wrote a book ‘Nritya Ratna Kosh' which elaborates the different postures in acting and drama.